Germany, the UK and Sweden. We apply long-term policy development theories, most notably the convergence and path dependence …

Germany, emphasizes norms, culture and history, in contrast to political economy approaches. Comparing Britain, Sweden, France …L. Leisering: Introduction -- F.-X. Kaufmann: Variations of the Welfare State - Great Britain, France and Germany … Between Capitalism and Socialism -- Variations on the Welfare State Principle in Europe -- And Germany?- Synoptic Concluding …

Policy. Is health care a commodity? ; Germany : Private practice and universal coverage ; Sweden : a right to high quality … -- Pension policy. Paying as you go : where do pensions come from? ; Germany : earnings-related public pensions ; Sweden : public … ; Sweden : flexible centralization? Germany : codetermination and coordinated bargaining ; United States : bargaining among …

Sweden and Germany, prototypical socialdemocratic and conservative welfare states, respectively, and compare them against the …

pioneers in developing social services. In countries like Germany, Belgium and France non-profit organizations have become …

The paper compares young adults' position in the '90s in three European welfare states: Finland, Sweden and Germany … adulthood. In Finland and Sweden the measures are more individual, whereas in Germany the emphasis is on the parental family …. Finland and Sweden, which represent the Nordic welfare state model, experienced deep recession at the beginning of the decade …